Song lyrics to A Gal in Calico, by American composer Arthur Schwartz, with words by Leo Robin
The song A Gal in Calico was introduced in the 1946 film The Time, the Place and the Girl. In the film, it was performed by Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Martha Vickers (dubbed by Sally Sweetland) and chorus. It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1948 but lost out to “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”
Met a gal in calico, down in Santa Fe;
Used to be her Sunday beau til I rode away.
Do I want her, do I want her love?
Yes siree!
Will I win her, Will I win her love?
Wait and see!
Workin? with a rodeo, go from town to town.
See most evry kind a gal, evry kind a gown.
But who made my heart sing
Yippee Yi! Yippee Yo!
My little gal in calico.
Take my gal in calico, down in Santa Fe;
Guess I’d better let her know that I feel this way.
Is she waitin? is she waitin?
She better be.
Am I hopin? to be ropin? her?
Yes siree!
Gonna quit the rodeo, gonna settle down,
Buy a bolt of calico for a weddin? gown.
Then will I fence her in
Yippee Yi! Yippee Yo!
My little gal in calico.
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Media performances
- Introduced in The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
- Sung by Skinnay Ennis on The Abbott and Costello Radio Show episode, Lou the Air Hero
